Lemongrass vs Artichoke
Lemongrass is a Cloverdale Paint color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. Lemongrass reads as beige-yellow, while Artichoke reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 56 vs 21, Lemongrass will read as the brighter of the two — a 34-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 26.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lemongrass vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lemongrass and Artichoke in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Lemongrass returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Lemongrass will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Lemongrass will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Color Details
Lemongrass vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lemongrass on one side and Artichoke on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Lemongrass comparisons
See how Lemongrass stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 56), opening up a space where Lemongrass encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 56, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 6, Lemongrass is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemongrass reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lemongrass reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes Lemongrass the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 56 vs 27, Lemongrass is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemongrass reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Lemongrass reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 56 vs 13, Lemongrass is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (56 vs 44) makes Lemongrass the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 56), opening up a space where Lemongrass encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (66 vs 56) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 56, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 56, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemongrass reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 56 vs 12, Lemongrass is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 8, Lemongrass is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 56, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemongrass reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 12, Lemongrass is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (56 vs 45) makes Lemongrass the marginally brighter of the two.
Lemongrass reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Lemongrass reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.